Example sentences of "but it [vb past] [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The result edged Liverpool into ninth place , 11 points behind leaders Norwich , but it had great personal significance for Souness .
2 By 1880 this was more and more a matter of Great Russian chauvinism within the boundaries of the Russian Empire , and tsarist imperialism abroad , but it had great sentimental appeal among Slavs living under non-Slav rulers who were encouraged by it to look to this ‘ big brother ’ .
3 But it had great sentimental value . ’
4 This policy may have seemed ‘ reasonable ’ to the civil service , but it had two major flaws .
5 The DUP was formed with the intention of increasing the non-evangelical element in the movement , but it had little initial success in broadening the recruiting base .
6 It was never greatly used in food , even in mediaeval times , but it had considerable medicinal application , and still has , for certain ailments .
7 It was not itself a centre of manufacturing , but it outstripped all other ports as a point of transit for English exports and became thereby a major entrepot of international trade .
8 But it created a new kind of assignment , which was a legal assignment in the sense that the assignee might sue directly in his own name without making the assignor a party ; but it made certain special requirements :
9 This was the basis of the position which Barth presented with particular volcanic power in the second edition of his Romans ; but it contained another central element as well .
10 ferry timetables forced a quick visit , but it allowed two good days ' walking .
11 The 1936–37 season back home was Darling 's last , but it embraced three fine achievements at the MCG : centuries in the South Australia and Queensland matches , and a recall for the third Test match , in which Australia began their fightback after losses in the first two Tests .
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